Wim Pretorius

Background

About Wim Pretorius

Well organised professional with 26 years’ experience in the mining sector. Extraction Metallurgist. Registered as a Professional Engineer with Masters Degree in Project Management. Solid Production Management and Project Management experience. Process design experience in the following commodities o Diamonds - De Beers, Namakwa Diamonds, Gem Diamonds, Transhex, Koidu Limited, Murowa Diamonds o Rubies - MRM Gemfields o Coal - RT Coal Mozambique o Mineral Sands - RBM, o Tin - Achmmach Tin o Gold - Shanta Gold, Rio Zim o Iron ore - Roy Hill, Kumba o Fluorspar - Canadian Fluorspar o Lithium - Prospect Resources, Mount Catlin Operational Management Experience o Plant Manager 2 Plant - Namdeb o Assistant Plant Superintendent 3 Plant -Namdeb Operational Experience o Copper processing – Tsumeb Copper Limited o Gold Processing – Libanon Gold plant o Manganese Electroplating – Manganese Metal Company o Ferrochrome Processing – Middelburg Technochrome, Tubatse Ferrochrome o Diamond Processing – Alluvial diamonds Namdeb Diamond Corporation, Kimberlite Venetia Mine o Mineral Sands – Richards Bay Minerals, QMM Madagascar o Coal – Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique Benga Operation Project Management – Multi disciplinary o Desktop studies o Conceptual Studies o Pre-feasibility studies o Feasibility Studies o Implementation o Commissioning Process Simulation Packages o LIMN o JK Simet o Bruno Metso Simulation o Sandvik Plant Designer